Latest Release
- OCT 24, 2024
- 1 Song
- Moon Music · 2024
- GREY Area · 2019
- WE PRAY (TINI Version) - Single · 2024
- Sometimes I Might Be Introvert · 2021
- NO THANK YOU · 2022
- Sometimes I Might Be Introvert · 2021
- WE PRAY (Elyanna Version) - Single · 2024
- GREY Area · 2019
- Sometimes I Might Be Introvert · 2021
- Sometimes I Might Be Introvert · 2021
Essential Albums
- Ditching the zany, conceptual allusions of 2016’s Stillness in Wonderland, British MC Little Simz lays claim to her individuality on GREY Area. Her third full-length is straight to the point—a brooding, sincere look at how she stands in the male-dominated hip-hop landscape. “You do not scare me/No, you are not a threat/Anyone that want it/They can get it in a flash, no sweat,” she announces with brash confidence on opener “Offence.” Self-empowerment runs throughout Simz’s multi-hued electronic sound—over a minimal bass throb on “Boss,” she proves her worth to men who underestimate her skills, while on “Selfish,” she prioritizes her well-being on top of a slinky, Can-inspired drum beat. Simz throws out spitfire bars on “Wounds” (which features Chronixx’s brisk flow)—a reggae fusion that points her grime sound forward. Alongside dissonant strings on “Venom,” she asserts, “They would never want to admit I’m the best here/From the mere fact that I’ve got ovaries.”
Albums
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- Daring, layered, and prolific: Track the rise of a UK rap visionary.
- 2020
Appears On
- Little Simz joins Sampha backstage in London.
- The UK superstar joins Zane to discuss 'NO THANK YOU.'
- The rapper joins Matt to talk about winning the Mercury Prize.
- The British MC talks her album 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.'
- Dotty celebrates North London rapper Little Simz.
- The rapper gets deep on her expansive and daring new record.
- The artist on “Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)" and Jake Wesley Rogers.
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About Little Simz
Prolific UK rapper Little Simz breathes new life into the global hip-hop scene through her complex and imaginative releases. She was born Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo in 1994 in Islington, North London. Initially drawn to acting, she was motivated to expand her creative efforts after discovering influential hip-hop auteurs Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott. Since her first self-released mixtapes from the early 2010s, Little Simz has spoken up and out about her thorny path as a woman artist. Her breakthrough album, 2015’s A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons, introduced her as a hungry, ambitious MC who longed to connect with her greater purpose, as evinced by the contemplative “Wings.” In 2019, she released GREY Area, continuing her mission of proving her mettle through songs like the dense and determined “Venom.” On fully realized albums and experimental EPs alike—including 2024’s genre-averse sampling Drop 7—Little Simz presents an unflinching attitude amplified by her skillful pen.
- FROM
- London, England
- BORN
- February 23, 1994
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap